A Great Helper

Bronson is so much like his dad.  He can do and fix anything!

For Christmas Bronson got a big tool box filled with his own tools.  He loves to use it anytime he can.  

He's heard me complain about the holes and chipped paint on his bedroom wall

and I came home one day to find he had patched all the holes and made

his wall ready to paint!   Luckily we still have the same paint left over in the garage :)

He's such a good boy and it always searching for ways to help his mom...

Blast From the Past

I love coming across old pictures of my kids.

It makes me realize how much they are growing up :(

I think this was taken Easter 2006

What I remember about this day...

*Bronson wore his missionary name tag for about 5 years in a row.  Never missing a Sunday :)

*Bronson loves his little sister - he still does!

*This was the last year I bought Easter dresses without my kid's being with me

Maddie hated this dress (surprise, surprise!)

*Talbie started wearing contacts a couple of months after this picture.

 

Happy Birthday Emmie and Valentine's Day

My baby was born on Valentine's Day and yesterday she turned 10!

Emmie is such a joy to our family. We wouldn't be complete without her.

Here is one of my favorite pictures of her when she was 5

 Another all time favorite...

We started the birthday/Valentine's day by giving the kids their

Valentine gifts before school.

I love this tradition.  My dad always gave me a box of chocolates for Valentine's day

and it always made my day.  If I didn't get a gift from a boyfriend it didn't matter

because my dad never forgot me ;)

Bronson re-gifted his box of chocolates this year and gave them to a girl he likes!

 

 I decorated Emmie's door before she woke up.

I know it may be hard sharing your day with everyone else

 We opened gifts before school - at the crack of dawn.  Bronson and Talbie leave 

for school just after 7:00...

 Yes, Maddie dyed her hair red!  We'll see how long she keeps it.

That's what happens when you're in hair school I guess.

 Emmie got a Barbie from Maddie

 A tea set for her American Girl dolls from Talbie

 And a homemade catapult from Bronson :)

 I don't have a picture of her main gift for some reason...

Dave and I gave her a cell phone!

I know many of you may think we're crazy but we don't have a home phone because

it never gets used and we'd rather put that money towards our monthly cell phone bill.

With 3 teenagers and Dave and I having phones, if no one is home with Emmie, it leaves her home a lot of times without a way of getting a hold of anyone.  So she got her own phone :)

Then later in the day I got the surprise of my life when Dave had a gift basket

delivered to my work.  I have a strict policy that I don't like flowers sent to me

because I'm a miser and I feel like it's a waste of money.

This was filled with yummy chocolates so it was ok.

Also something pretty embarrassing that everyone at work got a great kick out of!

I won't put it here but email me if you want details :)

 To end our day, our young women's group did a "heart attack" on our Bishop's office door.

It was a great day!

 Emmie's class Valentine's box...

Braces Off!

Talbie got her braces off on Tuesday

After 3 very long years!!

Here is a before shot...

 And after...

She came by my work to show me and Dr. Myers her new smile :)

Grandma was a sport to take her and bought her a Jamba Juice.

This isn't the best picture of the "pearly whites" but they are so pretty!

It was well worth the pain and torture!